The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 30, 2073
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
7:37 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1868
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 142.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.43° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.12° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.01° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.